deis
See also: déis
English edit
Noun edit
deis (plural deises)
References edit
- “deis”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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Etymology 1 edit
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deis
Etymology 2 edit
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deis
Galician edit
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deis
- (reintegrationist norm) second-person plural present subjunctive of dar
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Originally the dative of a substantivization of deas (“right”); compare Middle Irish des (“arrangement, order”) of the same origin.
Noun edit
deis f (genitive singular deise, nominative plural deiseanna)
- right (side opposite left)
- opportunity (chance for advancement, progress or profit)
- comfort (something that offers comfort), convenience
- deiseanna nua-aoiseacha ― modern conveniences
- means, facility (physical means or contrivance for doing something)
Declension edit
Declension of deis
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Further reading edit
- “deis”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “des “arrangement, order””, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “dess (adjective) “right, south””, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “deis”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “deis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
deis
- inflection of deas (“right (opposite of left)”):
Mutation edit
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
deis | dheis | ndeis |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Latin edit
Noun edit
deīs
References edit
- deis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Anglo-Norman deis, from Latin discus, from Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos). Doublet of deske and disch.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
deis
- podium, dais
- high table
- (figuratively) An office or position and the authority it gives.
Alternative forms edit
- deise, deies, dais, daies, deyse, deyes, days, dayes, des, dees, dese, dece, desse
- doise, doyse (Late Middle English)
Descendants edit
References edit
- “deis, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2 edit
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deis
- Alternative form of dees (“die”)
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deis
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- Hyphenation: deis
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deis
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deis
- third-person singular simple present indicative form of dei
- Div ee ken whae deis it the end o'd?
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Scottish Gaelic edit
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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
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deis
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deis